Glad you like it :^D You can thank my friend—he's the one who found the other LifeHacker thing too :^)

Carry-on has been my method, except for tripods and monopods—I put those in the luggage.

Oh, and there was the battery confusion. One year extra lithium batteries were only allowed in luggage and then the next they were only allowed in carry-on! I prefer carry-on actually, so I'm happy :^)